Brain research from Jülich in a new permanent exhibition at the Senckenberg Museum
Jülich, 27 March 2025 – An interview on current brain research and the Jülich Brain Atlas with Prof. Katrin Amunts, Director of the Institute for Structural and Functional Organization of the Brain (INM-1) and the Cécile and Oskar Vogt Institute for Brain Research, is part of the new permanent exhibition “Brains”, which has now opened at the Senckenberg Research Institute and Nature Museum Frankfurt. On 200 square meters, the museum displays over 120 exhibits on the subject of the brains of humans and animals - their diversity, evolutionary development and changes over the course of life. Models of nerve cells, colored sections of the brain and spinal cord and a drawing of cell layers come from the Cécile and Oskar Vogt Institute in Düsseldorf.
A special aspect of the new permanent exhibition: It brings together the findings of neuroscience and natural sciences with the role of the brain in soccer. Artist Tim Berresheim has created a bust of soccer legend and record Bundesliga player (Eintracht Frankfurt) Karl-Heinz “Charly” Körbel. In addition to Körbel's external appearance, it also shows internal structures such as the brain, facial muscles, eyes, veins and nerves - and thus refers to the complexity of the interplay of body and mind in soccer, for example when kicking the ball, blowing the referee's whistle or cheering in the stadium.
“Brain research is a dynamic and exciting field that constantly offers us new insights into the human brain and its amazing abilities. We are delighted to contribute to the exhibition, to raise awareness of the importance of brain research and at the same time to awaken the public's interest in this fascinating organ,” says Dr. Astrid Proksch, Managing Director of ‘Brain Research’ at the non-profit Hertie Foundation. The foundation financed the permanent exhibition with around one million euros.
Contact
Erhard Zeiss
Wissenschaftlicher Kommunikationsreferent
- Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine (INM)
- Structural and Functional Organisation of the Brain (INM-1)
Room 3033